Are Solar Panels Worth It In Silverton?

Silverton is located in New South Wales about 417.1 km north east of Adelaide and 1043.9 km west of Oman Ama. Silverton has a latitude of 31.9 degrees South.

How much is the rebate for solar panels in Silverton, NSW

The Australian Federal Government has incentives for Silverton homeowners to install solar. They give "STCs" (small-scale technology certificates) to people who add a solar power system to their home.

The government divides the country into "Zones" depending on the rated solar potential. You get more support or less depending on your zone. Silverton is in Climate Zone 2 which has a rating of 1.536.

This means a 10 kW solar system installed in Silverton during 2024 would give you 107 ST Certificates worth $4269.30 (at an STC price of $39.90 each).

If you wait until 2025 for your panels the rebate in Silverton will be reduced. It goes down every year.

Solar Power Rebate for Silverton

Rebate for Silverton Solar Systems
System SizeST CertsValue
3 kW32$1276.80
4 kW43$1715.70
5 kW53$2114.70
6 kW64$2553.60
6.6 kW70$2793.00
10 kW107$4269.30
12 kW129$5147.10
15 kW161$6423.90

Here's about how much Solar Energy falls on Silverton by month. The maximum is 7.78 kWh/M2 in January. The minimum is 2.45 kWh/M2 during June.

Daily Energy Per Square Metre in Silverton
MonthEnergy MJ/M2kWh/M2
Jan28.027.78
Feb24.796.89
Mar20.435.67
Apr14.954.15
May10.722.98
Jun8.822.45
Jul9.492.64
Aug12.893.58
Sep17.164.77
Oct22.186.16
Nov25.517.09
Dec28.007.78

Figures from the weather station at Merbein, which is approximately 269.9 km from Silverton.

Silverton, NSW is in the 2880 postcode area which has around 4697 solar installations under 10 kW and about 5041 total installations including large scale solar. In comparison there are about 105107 small solar installations in the Gold Coast region.

With an estimated 9610 households in the 2880 area that gives a small solar installation (average size around 3.45 kW) for about every 2.0 dwellings.

Here are 19 solar installers in or near toSilverton. There are also a few further away.

Solar Installers near toSilverton
NameDistanceDetails
Ledlight Technologies257.8kmLedlight Technologies is based in Terowie, SA.
YES Solar258.6kmYES Solar is based in Paringa, SA.
YES Energy258.6kmYES Energy is based in Paringa, SA.
Redmud Green Energy258.6kmRedmud Green Energy is based in Paringa, SA.
Sunraysia Solar Design & Installation268.1kmSunraysia Solar Design & Installation is based in Mildura, VIC.
Brock Fitzgerald Electrical269.6kmBrock Fitzgerald Electrical is based in Mildura, VIC.
Mildura Solar270.5kmMildura Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
Australian Solar Farm Services270.6kmAustralian Solar Farm Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Solar IQ270.6kmSolar IQ is based in Mildura, VIC.
McGillivray Electrical & Building Services271.6kmMcGillivray Electrical & Building Services is based in Mildura, VIC.
Sunergy - Mildura271.8kmSunergy - Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Rooftop Solar Mildura272.2kmRooftop Solar Mildura is based in Mildura, VIC.
Cetinich Electrical and Solar274.1kmCetinich Electrical and Solar is based in Nichols Point, VIC.
Mildura Sunray Solar274.3kmMildura Sunray Solar is based in Mildura, VIC.
MR John Clohesy278.2kmMR John Clohesy is based in Irymple, VIC.
GB Electrical280.1kmGB Electrical is based in Waikerie, SA.
Leesong Electrical285.9kmLeesong Electrical is based in Jamestown, SA.
Jamestown Floating Solar288.0kmJamestown Floating Solar is based in Jamestown, SA.
Creative Pools & Landscaping291.9kmCreative Pools & Landscaping is based in Loxton, SA.

Solar Panel Businesses Near to Silverton

Sunlight Hours in Silverton

The maximum hours between sunrise and sunset occur in January at about 14 hours 13 minutes. Your panels will get plenty of sunlight.

Figures calculated for 15th of the month.

Solar Panel Angle in Silverton

It is generally recommended to angle your panels at about 31.9° from the horizontal in this area - facing north, although your power usage patterns could alter this - if you are out all day.

Next, after Silverton, is to look at if solar power is worth it in Silverleigh, QLD, which is about 1136.6 kms away.

The data used for this page was sourced from Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator, Australian Bureau of Meterology, Australian Photovoltanic Institute, Clean Energy Council, Government Solar Incentives sites, open source Australian postcode data and other online sources.